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  • 1. Who is the main protagonist of the series?
A) Ford Prefect
B) Marvin
C) Zaphod Beeblebrox
D) Arthur Dent
  • 2. Why do the Vogons destroy the Earth?
A) It was an accident
B) To prevent humanity from learning the answer
C) To make way for a hyperspace bypass
D) To harvest its resources
  • 3. Who is Zaphod Beeblebrox to Ford Prefect?
A) His semi-cousin
B) His brother
C) His rival
D) His father
  • 4. What is the name of the spacecraft stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox?
A) The Infinite Voyager
B) The Vogon Destroyer
C) Deep Thought
D) Heart of Gold
  • 5. What is the primary feature of the Heart of Gold's drive?
A) Infinite Improbability Drive
B) Quantum jump engine
C) Time dilation thruster
D) Hyper-speed core
  • 6. What is the name of the depressed robot?
A) Zaphod
B) Marvin
C) Arthur
D) Deep Thought
  • 7. Where did Arthur meet Trillian before the destruction of Earth?
A) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
B) London Bridge
C) A party in Islington
D) A space station
  • 8. What was the Earth actually?
A) A prison planet
B) A space station
C) A giant supercomputer
D) A biological experiment
  • 9. What supercomputer created the Earth?
A) The Heart of Gold
B) The Vogon mainframe
C) The Guidebook
D) Deep Thought
  • 10. What is the answer to the 'Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything'?
A) Zero
B) 42
C) Infinity
D) 101
  • 11. Why was the Earth supercomputer designed?
A) To determine the Ultimate Question
B) To store human history
C) To serve the Vogons
D) To host life
  • 12. Where do the characters decide to go for lunch at the end of the text?
A) The Earth supercomputer
B) The Heart of Gold
C) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
D) A planet in the Islington system
  • 13. What kind of creatures are the Vogons described as?
A) Friendly and helpful
B) Mechanical and emotionless
C) Advanced and wise
D) Unpleasant and bureaucratic
  • 14. Who created The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
A) Eoin Colfer
B) Douglas Adams
C) Dirk Maggs
D) Arthur Dent
  • 15. On which radio station was the original sitcom broadcast?
A) BBC Radio 3
B) BBC Radio 2
C) BBC Radio 4
D) BBC Radio 1
  • 16. In what year was the feature film version released?
A) 1999
B) 2005
C) 2001
D) 2010
  • 17. By 2005, the novels had been translated into how many languages?
A) More than 30
B) Exactly 50
C) Exactly 10
D) More than 100
  • 18. Which rank did the first novel achieve on the BBC's The Big Read poll?
A) First
B) Second
C) Tenth
D) Fourth
  • 19. Who wrote the sixth novel, And Another Thing...?
A) Eoin Colfer
B) Douglas Adams
C) Dirk Maggs
D) Arthur Dent
  • 20. When did the 40th-anniversary celebration episodes begin broadcasting?
A) 8 March 2005
B) 8 March 2018
C) 12 April 2018
D) 1 January 2017
  • 21. Who rescues Arthur Dent from Earth's destruction?
A) Zaphod Beeblebrox
B) Marvin
C) Eoin Colfer
D) Ford Prefect
  • 22. Who took Trillian from Earth before it was destroyed?
A) Ford Prefect
B) Douglas Adams
C) Arthur Dent
D) Zaphod Beeblebrox
  • 23. What kind of character is Marvin?
A) Alien pilot
B) Human explorer
C) Travel writer
D) Paranoid Android
  • 24. According to the h2g2's English Usage, which spelling did Adams prefer?
A) The Hitchhiker Guide
B) Hitch Hiker's Guide
C) Hitchhiker's Guide
D) Hitch-Hiker's Guide
  • 25. In what year did Adams decide everyone should use a consistent spelling?
A) 1984
B) 1978
C) 2005
D) 2000
  • 26. Which format was produced in 1984?
A) Feature film
B) Comic book
C) Radio series
D) Text adventure game
  • 27. How many episodes were originally proposed for the radio series?
A) Ten
B) Five
C) Six
D) Twelve
  • 28. What is the alien's role in the story?
A) Guide publisher
B) Galaxy ruler
C) Travel agent
D) Roving researcher
  • 29. In what year did the incident near Innsbruck allegedly happen?
A) 1975
B) 1969
C) 1971
D) 1973
  • 30. Where was Adams when he told his friends about the idea in 1973?
A) Europe
B) Greece
C) Ursa Minor Beta
D) Innsbruck
  • 31. Who published the fictional Guide in the story?
A) Innsbruck Publishing
B) Megadodo Publications
C) Ursa Minor Books
D) The Galaxy Press
  • 32. Where is the publishing house for the Guide located?
A) Earth
B) Innsbruck
C) Ursa Minor Beta
D) Greece
  • 33. Who provided the voice of the Guide in the movie version?
A) William Franklyn
B) Douglas Adams
C) Peter Jones
D) Stephen Fry
  • 34. Which actors provided the voice of the Guide in the first two radio series?
A) Stephen Fry
B) Douglas Adams
C) Peter Jones
D) William Franklyn
  • 35. Who provided the voice of the Guide in the third, fourth, and fifth radio series?
A) William Franklyn
B) Douglas Adams
C) Peter Jones
D) Stephen Fry
  • 36. What is the Guide described as being?
A) A printed manual
B) A radio script
C) An electronic guidebook
D) A digital map
  • 37. In what year was the first radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy broadcast?
A) 1980
B) 1975
C) 1978
D) 1988
  • 38. What is the name given to the sections of the first radio series?
A) Segments
B) Chapters
C) Fits
D) Phases
  • 39. Which band originally recorded the theme tune?
A) The Eagles
B) Pink Floyd
C) The Beatles
D) The Rolling Stones
  • 40. What instrument in the theme song was intended to give a hitchhiking feel?
A) Banjo
B) Guitar
C) Drums
D) Synthesizer
  • 41. How many episodes were in the second radio series?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Twelve
D) Six
  • 42. Who was one of the actors who turned down the role of The Book?
A) Michael Palin
B) Peter Jones
C) Paddy Kingsland
D) Tim Souster
  • 43. What was the total number of episodes after the second series was released?
A) 18
B) 10
C) 12
D) 6
  • 44. What were the episodes one through six later retitled?
A) The Genesis Phase
B) The Original Phase
C) The First Series
D) The Primary Phase
  • 45. What were the episodes seven through twelve later retitled?
A) The Christmas Special
B) The Secondary Phase
C) The LP Phase
D) The Final Phase
  • 46. Who worked on sound effects for the pilot episode?
A) Paddy Kingsland
B) Harry Parker
C) Dick Mills
D) Philip Pope
  • 47. When did the BBC announce the new series based on the third novel?
A) September 2004
B) 8 March 2018
C) 21 June 2004
D) May 2005
  • 48. Why was the transmission of the third series delayed?
A) Recording delays
B) Agreement issues with The Walt Disney Company
C) Script revisions
D) Cast unavailability
  • 49. Which actor replaced Richard Vernon as Slartibartfast?
A) William Franklyn
B) Jonathan Pryce
C) Richard Griffiths
D) Leslie Phillips
  • 50. Who played Tricia McMillan, an alternate-universe version of Trillian?
A) Rula Lenska
B) Sandra Dickinson
C) Samantha Béart
D) Jane Horrocks
  • 51. What role did David Dixon play in the new radio series?
A) Arthur Dent
B) Zaphod Beeblebrox
C) Ford Prefect
D) Ecological Man
  • 52. Who provided the voice for Fenchurch?
A) Sandra Dickinson
B) Rula Lenska
C) Jane Horrocks
D) Samantha Béart
  • 53. Which actor voiced Random Dent?
A) Jane Horrocks
B) Sandra Dickinson
C) Samantha Béart
D) Rula Lenska
  • 54. Who played the character Hactar?
A) Saeed Jaffrey
B) Jackie Mason
C) Roy Hudd
D) Leslie Phillips
  • 55. Who voiced Wonko the Sane?
A) Miriam Margolyes
B) June Whitfield
C) Joanna Lumley
D) Christian Slater
  • 56. Which role did Douglas Adams himself play in the radio series?
A) The Book
B) Agrajag
C) Slartibartfast
D) Max Quordlepleen
  • 57. Who wrote a significant portion of parts five and six of the radio series?
A) John Lloyd
B) Eoin Colfer
C) Pan Books
D) Douglas Adams
  • 58. On what date did Douglas Adams pass away?
A) 11 May 2008
B) 11 May 1994
C) 11 May 2001
D) 11 May 2005
  • 59. How did Adams describe his book 'Mostly Harmless'?
A) A perfect ending
B) A very bleak book
C) An upbeat conclusion
D) A comedy of errors
  • 60. In what year was the first Hitchhiker's novel first published?
A) 2005
B) 1980
C) 1981
D) 1979
  • 61. How many copies of the first book were given away in Rolling Stone magazine to build word of mouth?
A) 1,000
B) 14 million
C) 3,000
D) 250,000
  • 62. How many copies of the book version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy had been sold as of 2005?
A) Over 250,000
B) Over 1 million
C) Exactly 3,000
D) Over 14 million
  • 63. What event is Arthur rescued from by Ford in the first book?
A) A heart attack
B) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
C) The abandonment of a novel
D) Earth's destruction
  • 64. Which publishing house published the hardback edition of the first book in the US in 1980?
A) Pan Books
B) BBC Publishing
C) Del Rey Books
D) Harmony Books
  • 65. In what year did a photo-illustrated edition of the first novel appear?
A) 1980
B) 2005
C) 1979
D) 1994
  • 66. Which company re-released the series with new covers for the 2005 movie?
A) BBC Publishing
B) Harmony Books
C) Del Rey Books
D) Pan Books
  • 67. In what year was 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe' published?
A) 1982
B) 1979
C) 1980
D) 1981
  • 68. Who is the editor for The Guide that Zaphod meets?
A) Marvin
B) Arthur Dent
C) Ford Prefect
D) Zarniwoop
  • 69. What is the name of the restaurant featured in the title?
A) The Starship
B) Milliways
C) The End
D) The Shack
  • 70. What kind of ship do Zaphod and Ford steal from the restaurant?
A) A luxury cruiser
B) A research vessel
C) A stunt ship
D) A cargo ship
  • 71. Where is the stunt ship programmed to plunge into?
A) An asteroid field
B) A star
C) A planet
D) A black hole
  • 72. What is the limitation of the teleporter found on the ship?
A) It only works for one person
B) It requires rare fuel
C) It has no automatic control
D) It only travels short distances
  • 73. Where does the ruler of the Universe live?
A) A palace
B) A space station
C) A wooden shack
D) A floating city
  • 74. What pet does the ruler of the Universe own?
A) A dog
B) No pet
C) A cat
D) A robot bird
  • 75. What civilization are the people on the spacecraft with Ford and Arthur?
A) Betelgeusian
B) Golgafrinchan
C) Human
D) Vogon
  • 76. Where does the spacecraft with the Golgafrinchans crash?
A) A moon
B) Prehistoric Earth
C) A distant star
D) The restaurant
  • 77. What do the Golgafrinchans displace on Earth?
A) Alien settlers
B) Dinosaurs
C) Future humans
D) Indigenous hominids
  • 78. How do Ford and Arthur extract the final readout from Arthur's mind?
A) Scrabble tiles
B) A hypnotic machine
C) A computer interface
D) Telepathic link
  • 79. What specific incident was omitted from the book?
A) The Vogon ambush
B) The discovery of the Earth
C) The Brontitall incident
D) The meeting with Zarniwoop
  • 80. What was substituted for the Haggunenon sequence?
A) A dream sequence
B) A flashback to Earth
C) A new alien encounter
D) The Disaster Area stunt ship
  • 81. In what year was 'Life, the Universe and Everything' published?
A) 1980
B) 1984
C) 2004
D) 1982
  • 82. Where do Ford and Arthur travel to from prehistoric Earth in 'Life, the Universe and Everything'?
A) The Earth's core
B) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
C) Lord's Cricket Ground
D) The planet Krikkit
  • 83. Who enlists Arthur and Ford's help to prevent a galactic war?
A) Slartibartfast
B) Fenchurch
C) The Doctor
D) Zaphod
  • 84. The story of 'Life, the Universe and Everything' was based on a treatment originally intended for what?
A) A radio series
B) A sequel to the first book
C) A stage play
D) A Doctor Who theatrical release
  • 85. In what year was 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish' published?
A) 1986
B) 2005
C) 1984
D) 1982
  • 86. Who does Arthur fall in love with upon his return to Earth?
A) Trillian
B) A dolphin
C) Fenchurch
D) The guide
  • 87. Who provided the replacement Earth in 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'?
A) Slartibartfast
B) The Krikkit people
C) The dolphins
D) God
  • 88. How much older is Marvin than the Universe itself?
A) 37 times
B) He is the same age
C) 10 times
D) 100 times
  • 89. What is the name of the campaign the dolphins ran to save humans?
A) The Krikkit Crusade
B) Save the Humans
C) The God Message Project
D) The Hitchhiker's Campaign
  • 90. In Mostly Harmless, which group takes over The Hitchhiker's Guide?
A) InfiniDim Enterprises' rivals
B) Vogons
C) The Earthlings
D) The inhabitants of Lamuella
  • 91. What is Arthur Dent's official role on the planet Lamuella?
A) Village elder
B) Guide writer
C) Sandwich-maker
D) Spacecraft engineer
  • 92. Who is Random Frequent Flyer Dent's mother?
A) Jane Belson
B) Fenchurch
C) Trillian
D) Tricia McMillan
  • 93. Who saves the main characters after they escape the virtual reality?
A) Bowerick Wowbagger
B) Zaphod Beeblebrox
C) Arthur Dent
D) Thor
  • 94. Where does Zaphod travel to seek help for the group?
A) Asgard
B) Nano
C) Lamuella
D) The Guide's office
  • 95. Who convinces Prostetnic Jeltz that the people on Nano are not Earthlings?
A) Arthur Dent
B) Thor
C) Random
D) Constant Mown
  • 96. What planet do the Vogons intend to destroy after Earth's destruction?
A) Earth
B) Asgard
C) Lamuella
D) Nano
  • 97. Who acts as the God of the planet Nano?
A) Thor
B) Arthur
C) Ford
D) Zaphod
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